SLR 27-4.021: Change of Plea . . . . . . . 4

(1) Counsel shall complete any and all forms that the court requires for entry of plea. The forms shall b e completed prior the entry of plea appearance. The forms can be signed and provided to the court at the time plea is entered. (2) In sentencing guidelines cases involving multiple cases, pleas involving multiple departure factors, pleas to lesser included offenses, stipulations to a grid block or other unusual guideline sentencing issues and alternative incarceration program stipulations, all such plea provisions sh all b e provided to the court in writing no later than the time the sentencing is to occur. The written stipulation shall include the following: (a) Guidelines classification for each offense (or lesser included offense) to which a plea w ill be entered or a statement that all offenses share the same classification; (b) Specific statement of the independent departure factor(s) that apply to each departure. A departure factor of “Stipulation of the Parties” is not sufficient, standing alone, to justify a departure sentence. The parties can stipulate to listed o r n on-listed factors as long as the record is sufficient to address “Blakely” issues; (c) Disclosure of mandatory sentence terms; (d) List of dismissed counts; and (e) Stipulated language for any agreement about the sentence to be imposed if probation is revoked. If stipulated revocation sanctions are consecutive, the basis fo r c onsecutive sentence imposition must be discussed on the record.